A new cousin to the Tyrannosaurus rex has been discovered in southern China, and the animal’s long snout has led scientists to dub it the “Pinocchio Rex.”

Its official name is Qianzhousaurus sinensis and it looks quite different from other Tyrannosaurs.

“It had the familiar toothy grin of T. rex, but its snout was long and slender, with a row of horns on top,” Edinburgh University’s Dr. Steve Brusatte told the BBC. “It might have looked a little comical, but it would have been as deadly as any other tyrannosaur, and maybe even a little faster and stealthier. We thought it needed a nickname, and the long snout made us think of Pinocchio’s long nose.”

The new discovery is very important. Along with Alioramus from Mongolia, it shows that the long-snouted tyrannosaurids were widely distributed in Asia

The interesting part about the long snout is that this specimen is an adult.

Until now, only two fossilized tyrannosaurs with elongated heads had been found, both of which were juveniles,” the University said in a release. “The new specimen is of an animal nearing adulthood.”

Researchers expect for more tyrannosaurs with similar snouts to be discovered.

“The new discovery is very important. Along with Alioramus from Mongolia, it shows that the long-snouted tyrannosaurids were widely distributed in Asia,” Junchang Lü from the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences told Science News. “Although we are only starting to learn about them, the long-snouted tyrannosaurs were apparently one of the main groups of predatory dinosaurs in Asia.”

As for why the Pinocchio Rex had a long snout, the scientists are far from certain.

“The truth is we don’t know yet. But it must’ve been doing something different,” Brusatte told BBC News. “The iconic picture of a tyrannosaur is T. Rex, the biggest, baddest dinosaur of all. But this new species was lighter, less muscular. It breaks the mould. Perhaps it had a faster bite and hunted in a different way.”